AI / TC Question (New Player)

[opuslife]

Maybe silly and a bit fundamental, but after scouring the boards and looking through the manual, still a little unclear on the AI/TC button and its use (when AI/TC is ON under game control or OFF under MY control:
- Question 1: Default position - Normally LIT or UNLIT (unless fiddled with)? I presume that it's default state has it under its superior commanders control - Just hard to keep straight 'lit' or 'unlit'.
- Question 3: Unlit Meaning - (You get the drift... when I select it, I assume that I am 'Taking Control' of this until or batch of units under a given commander - I just can't keep straight whether I have control or not if the button is lit or unlit.)
- Question 4: Deselecting - Doesn't it resume being under the AI control of its superior commander? Or am I stuck operating that unit for the duration?

That's about it for the moment - enjoying having a good Civil War game again immensely. Still immersed in the Tutorials. Enjoying the long peaceful hours of game immersion.

Regards all,

Bob, Bristol RI

[born2see]

opuslife wrote:

I just can't keep straight whether I have control or not if the button is lit or unlit

Lit is under your control. Unlit is under AI control. I'm sure someone else will go through the nuances of the TC command.

[KG_Soldier]

Basically, taking control of a unit means turning the ai off. So if you hit the tc button, the light turns on, and that means the unit will not move unless you give it orders: brigade commander, regiment, cannon, division commander -- whichever.

If you do not tc a unit, it will take ai commands and/or issue ai commands to its subordinates.

The best example of this is a brigade commander. If left un-tc'd, the brigade commander will move his regiments into battle or defend or whatever he thinks is best, depending on what you have ordered him to do (if you're the division commander or higher). A tc'd brigade commander will not do anything on his own. If you give him a movement order, his regiments will move and form whichever formation you have ordered, but they will not maneuver into attack or defend positions.